A new visitor to Langley this weekend is affectionately called “Fiber Goddess,” and her sole job is to draw attention to the Whidbey Island Surface Design show taking place both days at WICA’s Zech Hall.

After the lovely goddess beckons visitors inside the hall, they will find the works of 17 artists in a wide variety of mediums and subject matter. Some is wall art, some is wearable art, some is home decor and some is jewelry, to mention a few.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday.

“We wanted something to attract people to the site,” said Fine Gelfand, a textile artist who took it upon herself to create Fiber Goddess out of nothing but fencing material surrounded by chicken wire stuffed fabric. “At least 2,000 pieces of fabric strips I tied to the chicken wire.”

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